Lord of the Sky City

How Wilton returned to the Alliance after staying in Starlight City, and how he reported the fall of Tulip City to the Alliance, I will not mention for now, but let us talk about Rocky, who had returned to Thunderhawk City.

After safely delivering Wilton to Starlight City, Rocky who returned to Thunderhawk City could finally do what he desired most: count the war spoils!

Since he encountered Wilton on the way, Rocky had entrusted the task of counting the war spoils to Aileen after returning to Thunderhawk City, and had stayed with His Excellency the Holy Knight at all times. Now that Wilton had finally been sent off, he had time to properly calculate his gains from this venture!

This kind of minor thought was not because Rocky was greedy, but simply because he was in dire need of money. Before annihilating the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group, the treasury of Thunderhawk City was already empty. To help the city survive this difficult time, Aileen even went so far as to obtain food on credit from the Ruby Chamber of Commerce, which only highlighted the dire straits of Thunderhawk City's situation, making monetary concerns something Rocky couldn't ignore.

Fortunately, the loot from this expedition was incredibly substantial. Although he did not know the exact amounts yet, in the past few days, whenever Rocky met Aileen, he could feel a happiness radiating from her akin to that of a newly married woman still soaking in love, which meant the spoils must have been significant.

Indeed, when Rocky called Aileen over and inquired in detail, Aileen gave him an answer that was very satisfying and even beyond his expectations.

"My lord, the counting of the war spoils is complete," she said.

Standing before Rocky, Aileen's face beamed with happiness, then she reported, "My lord, you have captured a total of twenty-three warships, including twenty reconnaissance ships of the 4th generation and below, and three 3rd generation escort ships."

"Additionally, you also captured four sets of the 4th generation Mass-Produced Void Magic Armor. Just these two items alone bring our gains close to a million Gold Coins," she added.

Speaking of war spoils, perhaps some only think of money and goods, forgetting that captured warships and Void Magic Armor are also part of the spoils, and they represent a considerable value.

The warships captured by Rocky may not be high in quality, but their quantity was considerable; twenty reconnaissance ships might not be very valuable, but three escort ships and four sets of armor were quite precious.

Even if the escort ships of the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group were only of the 3rd generation, the market price for such ships hovered around two hundred thousand Gold Coins each, even second-hand ones fetched a price of several tens of thousands of Gold Coins.

The value of the four sets of Void Magic Armor goes without saying. Though the most advanced armors nowadays are the 5th generation, the 4th generation armors have not been phased out. In fact, most Void Magic Squads in the Sky Cities use the 4th generation armor as their main equipment. Based on market prices, even the Mass-Produced 4th generation armor averaged between fifty thousand to one hundred thousand Gold Coins each. Thus, these four sets of armor alone were worth at least three hundred thousand Gold Coins!

Each escort ship was valued at a minimum of one hundred thousand Gold Coins, making three add up to three hundred thousand Gold Coins; the four sets of armor were also valued at about three hundred thousand, totaling six hundred thousand Gold Coins. Adding the twenty reconnaissance ships, valued at an average of fifteen thousand Gold Coins each, that another three hundred thousand, so Aileen's estimate was spot on. Among the spoils Rocky obtained this time, just the warships and armor alone were close to a million!

Perhaps this nearly one million in value couldn't be directly converted into Gold Coins, but conversely, with these fleets and armors captured, wouldn't the money Rocky used to replenish his troops be significantly saved?

In other words, whatever the warships and armor were worth, that was exactly how much Rocky had saved for himself!

That's why Aileen was so excited, because with this batch of warships and armor, Rocky's expenses naturally decreased, and with fewer expenses, he no longer needed to withdraw money from the treasury, which was the most critical part for Aileen.

Following that, Aileen continued, saying:

"My lord, besides the warships, the Gold Coins you captured from the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group have also been fully accounted for," she added.

"The Gold Coins you brought back from the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group totaled one hundred and fifty thousand and have all been placed in the treasury for the daily expenses of Thunderhawk City."

While she didn't say it directly, Aileen made her stance very clear — the Gold Coins that Rocky brought back from the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group had already been locked in the treasury and were not to be taken out again!

"Besides the Gold Coins, there are also Demon Materials and goods."

"In terms of Demon Materials, we have a total of fifteen boxes of various Demon Cores, numbering one hundred and fifty; one hundred thirty-three pieces of various Demon Skins; one hundred eleven different types of Demon Bone Spurs; plus nearly three hundred various Demon Bones."

"The quantity of these Demon Materials is too great, and with the variety, their pricing isn't easy to estimate; the actual value will be calculated once we arrive at Eternal City," she explained.

Regarding the batch of captured Demon Materials, Aileen didn't specify how much money it was worth, but the more this was the case, the happier Rocky became!

Because based on his understanding of Aileen, she was excellent at estimation and never falsified accounts or made reckless claims in his presence. If she thought something was worth one hundred thousand Gold Coins, then it would only ever be more than that estimate, never less; she was extremely accurate.

If she said she couldn't estimate their value, that only meant one thing: the value of this batch of Demon Materials was so immense that even Aileen dared not speculate! Naturally, this was great news for Rocky!

Just as he could hardly contain his joy, Aileen continued:

"I have also cataloged the goods you brought back according to their classification."

This time, Rocky brought back war spoils that were divided into four major categories: captured warships and armor, gold coins, demon materials, and goods.

Among these four categories, the quantity of goods was by far the largest.

So, when Aileen mentioned the goods, Rocky focused his attention, knowing that the batch of goods he had brought back must also be of significant value.

Sure enough, Aileen then said,

"The goods you brought this time... how should I put this, are quite diverse, divided into forty-two kinds, so I won't go into specifics."

Aileen was right, the goods that Rocky had brought back were all plundered by the Wild Horse Air Pirate Group, and not in just one raid, making the variety particularly chaotic, with all kinds of items that took Aileen quite some time to inventory.

In this situation, she didn't introduce each item to Rocky one by one, but rather mentioned a figure: "I have contacted the Ruby Chamber of Commerce, and discussed the types of goods with them. They offered 800,000 gold coins, hoping that we could sell all the goods to them."

"800,000 gold coins?!"

Upon hearing this figure, Rocky involuntarily took a deep breath and nearly rose from the City Lord's seat! Stay tuned for updates on empire

800,000... gold coins!

That amount of money... was really... a lot!

This figure was completely beyond Rocky's expectations; he had originally thought that if the total value of all the war loot combined could reach one million gold coins, it would be quite remarkable. Yet, the goods alone were selling for 800,000 gold coins!

And let's not forget, this did not include the similarly valuable demon materials. If the profits from the demon materials were also counted, wouldn't Rocky's earnings this time exceed 1.2 million?

Could it be...

Had he become a millionaire?

From a pauper who used to buy on credit to becoming a magnate with millions of gold coins, this dramatic change was something Rocky found difficult to adjust to. So when Aileen announced the figure of 800,000 gold coins, Rocky was stunned on the spot and took a long time to recover.

"Sir?"

With a smile, Aileen called out to Rocky and could understand his reaction; a month ago, they were still worrying about money and didn't even have enough to buy food. Who could have imagined that a month later, they would be laden with millions in wealth?

"Whew..."

It took a while, but Rocky gradually came to his senses, and then let out a long sigh. With the exhale, it was as though he had expelled all the pressure within his body, suddenly feeling a wave of relief.

Finally, they no longer had to worry about money!

Without the pressure of finances, Rocky immediately felt a huge burden lifted from his shoulders, and not only that, he now had money!

And in this world, having money equaled having strength!

Recalling the last mission in Backhill Village, Rocky had earned more than 500,000 gold coins, which he used to establish Thunderhawk City's first fleet and with it defeated the menacing Baron Wolin.

This time, he had nearly a million gold coins, doubling his last earnings! This didn't even count the profits from the demon materials. If he sold all the demon materials, Rocky's wealth would be even greater, amounting to millions!

What level of enhancement could this amount of money bring to Thunderhawk City's strength?

Honestly, Rocky couldn't even imagine the answer to that question. He only knew that after elevating Thunderhawk City's strength to another level, combined with the backing of the Sky Alliance, whether it was retaliation from Wild Horse City or the Mairente Family, not only was he confident in defending against them, but he was also confident in standing toe-to-toe with them!

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